Wich Camcorder To Get?

[Robertbeer]

I sold my Hi8 digital camera and i wanted to buy a Sony miniDV camcorder but i'm not sure wich model'd be the best for live recordings, especially that i only see zoom 20 or 800 digital.

Also i saw HDD 30 gigas camera(records on hard drive, not miniDV tape), any suggestion??

Thanks
robert

[metallifreak27]

dont go HDD or DVD go DV way

(i meant miniDV BTW)

[jarrur]

HDD like DVD uses already coded mpeg-2. When you edit it you have to encoded back to mpeg-2, again! So you'd get video that already is "generated". Also the filmed mpeg-2 is some what different what we are used to. Also when you get the dvd full it's full (And they are small dvd's), where you gonna but that and not scratch it same goes for the hdd. When it's full how you gonna get new drive?

For media, we leave with MiniDV. The DV is much bigger then miniDV and I don't think you want that . MiniDV is the best. Small and takes hard handeling. Best way to store your videos.


For the Camera:

Don't look zooms!

You need to focus how the camera performes. Does it have 1 or 3 CCD? How big are the sensors (1/3", 1/4" ...)? How it handles in the dark? Is the picture muddy or clean? Does the camera have mic input for external mic?

Finally, get what's best for you. Don't go for The Advertising Slogans. Perhaps you'll find it's not the Sony you were looking for. Happy hunting!

[Sepu]

true, miniDVD it's better than HDD recording, but that's for "fanatic" people only.
I really can't see difference...

For what I can say, my JVC MG 70, 30Gb HDD it's one of the best thing I bought in 24 years...you can't go wrong with it!

HDD cam recorder are easy to trasnfer the videos too, directly through USB2.

[jarrur]

And how you do your editing? Encode that already encoded mpg-2 back to other mpg-2.. No thanks, for me.

I get MiniDV, record something nice and when you got DV-IN you can input that finished video back to MiniDV. Now that's not "fanatic" it's just getting the best result of all.

[Robertbeer]

Thanks guys for all the inputs.

When i saw the camcorder with HDD i thought it's great! but what i going to do with my master version, if i edit the video and i need to record again i need to delete something, so thinking in that, i prefer a system to keep my original videos and the edited videos, if i only record familiar or normal videos is ok but i want to tape live shows, so i think that's the main reason why i don't want a HDD camcorder(thanks for your input SEPU)

I will check the cameras performance then in order to choose the best model for me ($$).

Thanks everybody

Robert

[metallifreak27]

let us know which one u choose to get

[Robertbeer]

Today after work i went to see some camcorders but i don't like the models available here in San Jose downtown stores. I think i'll search for some models on internet.

I'll let us know wich model i get.I want to spend $600 or less.

Thanks
Robert

[Sepu]

Thanks guys for all the inputs.

When i saw the camcorder with HDD i thought it's great! but what i going to do with my master version, if i edit the video and i need to record again i need to delete something, so thinking in that, i prefer a system to keep my original videos and the edited videos, if i only record familiar or normal videos is ok but i want to tape live shows, so i think that's the main reason why i don't want a HDD camcorder(thanks for your input SEPU)

I will check the cameras performance then in order to choose the best model for me ($$).

Thanks everybody

Robert

30 Gb are a lot of free space.
Anyway when we were in tour recording live shows, we had with us a laptop and 25 blank Verbatim DVDs to have always the camcorder empty

[Robertbeer]

Sounds good!
Anyway, still i'm looking for a model around $600 $700, i was reading some reviews about Sony and Panasonic models.

Robert